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VOLUME 83
WAVERLY, OHIO, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 1925
NUMBER 46
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DEATH SUMMONS
MANY PERSONS
OTTO ZURBORN, PROMINENT
WAVERLY BUSINESS MAN.
PASSES AWAY
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WE E. R1NEHART IS DEAD
NEAR BUCHANAN
member of Lansing lodge No. 3Gi>, CIIAAT'flkT/'* Fl) 117
independent Order of Odd Fellow*, of ftli\n) \ JLIlU TKA I
Waverly, filling all of the chair* andi
rerving a* the Noble Grand of thi*]
fraternal organisation. He erer evl*
j danced a great interest in It* welfare
and wa* most highly esteemed by his
broth****. DISPUTE OVER ROAD LEADS
He leave* to mourn hi* departure, TO GUN PLAY IN WESTERN
hi* faithful and loving companion, PART OP PIKE COUNTY
two daughter*. Mrs. Carl U. Seh.au*!
soil, of Waverly, Mr*. Don J. Dorsey,;
of Chicago, IlL, four grandchildren,!
Two
^'EDWARD SHARPFWJURED
Crooksviile, and Isaac Kinchart, of! "
Ro** county, Ohio, and a host ofj
Past W«k Take* Heavy Toll of j friend* and acquaintance* will revere .MIU*-"<J Cartwright,
Preaent and Former Pike County jthc memory of this just and upright
Residents ; citlxen.
Funeral service- were held Monday |
afternoon at 1:30 at the home of) his;
EIGHT ANSWER PINAL CALL, »on-in-law ond daughter, Mr. and 1S
Mrs. Carl Schauseil. Rev. Theodore!
Franke, pastor of the St. John's
Evangelical church in Chillicothe,-
a
SELLS FIRST CORN PICKER!WILL ARRIVE NJ-Al* io'«_***
Vallery Hardware Co.
Machine to G. N.
of Sargentt
Sells New;George (Pop) Sank WiU Take Charge-
Brunnig, of the Big Knights of rytnju*.
Minstrel Keorarsjii
MILITARY LANDS
IN 23 COUNTIES
OTTO ZURBORN
Otto Zurbora, aged 76, died at hi*|<-«»vered the funeral address
home on Market -troct Saturday
The first com picker to be vsed in! George (Pop) Sank, ot Columbu*, -■
Pike county wo* aold last week by j will arrive in Waverly next Sunday OHIO STATE UNIVFRSITY HAS
the Vallery Hardware Company to G.'and will at once take charge of the STRAIGHTENED OUT TITLES
N. Brunnig, of Sargentt. rehearsals pt the t.lg Knights of APFECTING HUNDREDS
Tha new machine ia the Latest Pythias Minstrels, wh.cn w.il be
piece of machincy to be placed on the.staged in Waverly on Wednesday and'
'market by the International Harvest- Thursday. November 25th and 2(.th, r»/|U_ irr •»*/'*/ TA l*Ti*U*i
^erCo. It has solved one of the many and at PiVetun, Friday. NovemU-.\5UljIl_ L'AI L dALI- 10 1 ijU
| troublesome problem* that ho* con- 27th.
fronted the farmer for year*. With Tbe first rehearsal wa/ h«id lost
a Cripple, Fire,: the help of two men, it will (rather Sunday, but not much wa* done Land Was Originally, Set Aside By
Load* of Shot Into His [from RK> to 800 bushels of corn a except memorizing'the ..penins; med- Virginia as Reward to Her Revo-
Neighbor's Body day. ley and closing chorus. lutionary Soldier*
The new machine is in operation on However, with the arrival of Mr.
ithe Brunnig farm and Mr. Brunnig Sank, Sunday, work will start m '
NOW OUT ON BONDJlnvite* any interested farmer to call earnest and thc big »how will -oon PIKE COUNTY IS ON THE LIST
land see it in operation. be ready for the puhlic.
As the machine pav*e* through the The first part will last a little mrr
Millard Cartwrijrht, 33, single, l»jfield, it gathers the ears from the an hour and is sure to p:ea*e the
afternoon about 2:30, death bcing-
JOEL M. SAGER
Funeral services for Joel M. Sager.
Jheld in the county jail here on n |-talks, delivers them into a conveyor, public It will consist of the opening
charge of snooting with intent to kill iwh,fh f"me* th'm ** lhc m*chiM- and closing chorus.
His neigbor, Edward Sharp.. 56. w_.V**" t'.ey drop into the busking roll. darky end song, and
■ * ! where the husk is taken off. Contin- up-to-the-minute gag*
ix balli..!-. s.x
«*>m« snappy,
caused by paralysisand heart trouble , '«J™ ~™~ _\t^ Z'tZZZl9™' " '" * iC"0V" COml,"°n ttt h*'!uin«* «• th* ea" dro*> l* the c,eval<1' ™™ *■« * *™ ^^ -*
Mr. Zurbom had been a prominent i aged 80, a former resident of Colura-:. ^ # . , - ,, __ .._... __,_»_ .* ~t ». ;. .
figure in the business life of WaverlyUu. for 33 year,, who dieJ at hi*>n'e frora *™ »hot w"unds *nJ*"t«1!whlfh c*^c, them to the wagon. If The home-town quartrtt. w,.l try llta| ThurNlUy
for the post fifty year*, coming here late home near Waveriy, Saturday,i» -I- '<*"* -**<- >•«•<*. •- the result !»«V ran. _».helled. ,t _1«. goe* to he again as the fir,, o,o Then w,l.
from Cincinnati. his birthplace, when .from innrm.tiea of age. were held at of trouble between thc two men about jw**on' *° Xntrt *** no ™ie of *he,,*c,, ««• the ^ream ',f thc ov**""-«'
he was 11) year* of age. Ho started I the* residence of his daughter, Mrs. two o'clock Friday afternoon, whenj^IZt . . .... .__. _ '■ The ***"* Th*' *c\ *!**, bc*n
, .. ... T ...... . fTI»r.rV r«ri-.;« o«*-n o.._,mu \_~.» ' I The picker will take up down coir., written by our own Frank Ii logur,
work a*, a jewelers apprent ec when, ttenry corbin, _o.O Summit street. thcv arv_ed over th•• um* of nnrivate1 .l l .v. . j -_» . . . .,7
. "* ,. , , ... rfth,~K.,. .♦•*«_ t..»-j-„ "lo> UI^W 0,,cr •"* u** 0I n Pr,vai«ja* the ^hoe* run on the ground, and an<i ,« funny from >tart t» f-ni »:
he wo. 15 year* old and came to th is. ™™*™>__J £ <J.^^" Jh* "^ thwu«h lh' Sha^ P,a" They v few tUBu ^ by. Tnc amou,lt You,, how, ft>r morf Hhfn ^ jt
city four years later to work for Val-|body was taken lo Columbus. Tuesday lrvc 2V* m,,e, nortbeast of Buchanan,lor c,..r ,efx ir the fteId ta very small Than Frank B
entine and Lorbach. In 1830 hc^orning. u,.lCr, u .J^ut seven mile, northeast,The /armcr>, who have watched the for fifteen minutes with a Crayon
went mbusme.* for Wmsalf loth. Mr. Soger wa, a reUred farmer ami of Waveriy. I picker in operation, concede that it Talk and tHercl! be more than
building which hi, jewelry store now (»t one time, operated a dairy at' The weapon used was _ twelvej dot, nol x_vtl wy more „,* on lhc p,cturejt lq thi„
occupit* on Second **«»•- ICllntonvU.e. He wa, a member of g.uge repeating shotgun and two)flekJ{han the average hand huAer. The afterpiece beautiful will and
Funeral »ervic«* wera held from L.cjthe Moaonic lodge in Madison county loads of shot lodged in SharpesjMr vallery is thoroughly sold on the the show
UW home Tu«-day a^moon at 2 and • charter member of Neocacia chest, face and head. It is thought !<orn ., rker and exprct a bigbu,mM- Make ^ur pUnj now to _e the
o clock, with tha Rev. Frank*, of the j lodge, F. 4 A. M., Columbus, having that some of the small shot punetaro_!in this ]ocnhiy on rorn pickcr and bi 5how.
St. John', German Evangelical church served in thc latter organization as a lung and. if such is the case, thejt,,,.^,. t(,r ntxX year
of Chillicothe, In charge. tyler. He also was a member of'gun victim's chances for recoveryj , COURT NFWS
Mr. Zurborn bad been In poor North M. E. church, Columbus. are not so promising. His left eye! two MEN RELEASED G,^ iuror8 for th'c ffJ1 Urm
ttaaltV-ACa the first of the year, but; Hu wlf<.f Krfc ^nh K ^^ fl„jwa, put oul by ,omc of the .hot ^^ ^ ^ W1 ^ ^lurdiiy court whjch ^ Mnwi- ^ w>wJ> 1900 deed, to Und ,n thc Virginu,
According to a version of the^^ _ flmliJ1|, shat Uu. de_u, of on No%embcr 23rd< h:;vc ,^n drawn MiliUry dt.tncL Tl-c.e lands, to
trouble given by Mr,. P:me S<-h«rnan.;ch_j!es MaMJU1..t foon<1 „,..,: „ At-tk ^j thc fo„DW,n|r w^ knr ^ve oul **b*ch Utles have Uen *,ured." toUi
was due to ruitu.-j ^lhv The t,y I»»-puty Clerl of Court- Ch-rle* A. *'08-'->'1' acia*.
Irt 1671, Congre** reded the remainder of the Vtr>*in:a Military
di'trvt. lOnaisting of un*old, an*u:-
Tittc to Ohio land worth perhaps
millioni ot dollars and belonging to
hurulifd of Indjvkiuaaa, ha* been
,-cure<l" n| recent >rar*. by the Ohio
State umv.fr.wty, it wa* announced
The land baa in the
23 countiea in what once was the Vir-
gtma Military du'. .ci, ba-twrrn the
.Sc»oto and Little .M-»mi river-.
The university, tbro»-gh Froak M.
liaymono, Columbu^ attorney and Its
Logan will entertnin UnrJ fttfrnt wU] coninuu {^ mork Qf
untangUn_. as la* us po-sibie. the
legal «naris involving certain land
title*.ia thi* _r«4, for trie benefit vf
thr prt'sent owner.-.. The Uiliicuil.es
date back a> t.r a-. tl'JM.
In his fir»t annual report, just mode
to the board of trustee-. Mr. Raymond shows that tht university ul-
. ready hat executed approximately
liHni dtedt to U
continued at hia work until last;(laughter!1 and four Mns BUrTive him
Thursday* wbea he was forced to his. The taM„.n are. Mrs. Corbin, Mrs.
-**1 >G. C. Haverfleld, Mm. Linda Price,
The d*c_a**d U anrvired
nieco of Sharpc, who lives with her.
had trouble over
will i_*TY«* on
_.-..__ „ . by h*";Mr_, Charies M***on and Auburn, uncle, the men had trouble over a!!*'! #. .. ...
widow, Kr_. Margaret Zurborn, on«UJohn _ntJ Q e_^ of Columbus, ro^wy which lead, down past the fijldm^fftme atu' lh* «"^' h*li «•/»*«. « «*>— **>>»
Sharpe bam to the main roadTcart*i T"'^ r*.,"^, f,°'" "»c ^ the grarvi jury: R. L. Ixeper. Miff-
mad. in Union,'"*■« ««• •" « »dioining farm andh?T t°' th? '7\f°' lhC ""T? '" t°W'U;h;'J: J " *C<t'y' '""^^
lhad been using th. !_* for a Ion.P ' V_° u Ml4^- whjc'' l*->^ ^,r,3>. Pee Pee town
onnati One ion, I__» Zurborn, pre-i '*" j^,, According to Mra. Sh *;-—ted that nothing was found t» in- ^hip; Fred A. Barker, I'iketon;
aeded him In death in 1916. ,her uncle had a*ked Cariwright aot^„ ^/^ " ennn*^'* "^ G«>*^ G"Kg. Wa«rty; George N
, «_ -.*__-a i» _-r./MJ ** th*.man's death Holb-< Learned and Loehbacm. Sr.. Sea lown.«hip- Nod
Mr*. George Rapp. aged S_ y**aiafj^^_^J^ _*_?___^« oot M"-fG. W. Baxter, who have been held Crabtree, Tamp Creek townanip; Ea*
since last Sunday, were exonerated ra Jones, Waverly; Henrj Spenctr,
eaugttar Mr*. John Lea. of thi, city;! Uwij ^ ^^ ^ q{ Waver,
vne brother, Louis Zurbom, and one) .
« soster, Ml** Amelia ~Zurborn, of Cin. j
". _. . . , 1_.^ w„_j: jcometcry.
WILLIAM E. RINEHART
...... _ T., l .. .. who wa* operated on for abscess of
Wilham Eno* Rinehort, the son of , ^ ... _.„.. .
. „ .. . ..• t -^ 'the liver in Grant hospital, Columbus,
corn due to the wet weather.
Early Th_r_day afternoon. Mrs. f_m ft|, b,amc
Samuei and Myra (Kerns) Kinehart, . *""* " "*" FT, *J"T' ." "*'Schuman said, her uncle took hi* gun " !»_»_
^_^" _ ^ - «w.in_._- ;- y^^; j about «ix weekk ago, died at ber home i__ j ^._.j _... ,_._ .v_ „.u __5 .custody.
veyed and unpatented land<, to th**
state tit Ohio. Son>* month* Let--.,
thi*- laml was c<* led :n turn by » .«
state to the Ohio Agr><*ultaral ~. 1
Mechan-nd i-ollegr. the toremnner .it
the Ohio State omverxity. a*, part ot
its permanent endowment.
The hind original!*. w*a set a> e
Chillicothe, in Hoss
near Beaver, Tuesday evening of last
and started out Into the field, saying
wa* born neai
county, Ohio on ^ ,!*i^&7*t»_7^"'rW Iir*]^,?r,ofa« h"B!to«; She says he
and died following a bnefjllne**. atK^ ^^ y^^t l^d been out only a short time when
Waverly.Ohm on November 7, iy_o.church ^ ^ mfUlhl0OB »-«^ **^ W» -•»»»-« to her. Mrs.
in hi* sixty-fifth year. I _t one o'clock. Burial wa* made at! S*--"**~« «/» **• heard her unde any
When fifteen year* of age. he rev.^ ^^ Rey A jnh.y are out in the fidd and I want
moved with his paraau to Waverly; neftycr Mei]^:you to-^me out to be a witness to
|_\d' W,th ^ «5e«?lJn °f b"ef ^ dist. church, delivered the funeral' ^ ^ »* ,
«^«l«W*^*^^Wh»^|itnB0^ One child preceded her in Jhe ^^ J> ^^ on » r*!5C
nage, in the state of Colorado and, m ^r ^ about 80 yards from the Sharp.*
,- „. ,. . « . „ death. She is survived by her bus- , _ . „ .
recent 5-car, at QalUpohs and Co.hoc- Jacob;homJ By th« tim« ^ ?^_*"
ton. Ohio, thi* city and vidmty con- S_T_r7Bd Rapp, of Colum-i!0*1'*4 «J* oote,due' ,CM ^ ^b**"
tinued the tccno of hi* activities until. " ,,,_.,_ „ ., xr-r.v.i _. ^ •**•«*• -*>»• ***» **« *»y of «be land, she
. . . .. |DU*; reter itapp, of waalungton C.. ,.
hi, death. u.jtLo .u * m could i >t see her uncle, so ran to thc
•-. . i r.w .„an v u_*_v. «-» -*•*» John Rapp, at home, and five.-. ' ,
On July 5th, 1882, be wa* umte<r»«L " » .'bom and ^ _ near enough to see him
* ' ^J^ugbtera, Loretta, Gladys, Rose and. . , . .
. . . ., _, - ... duck dow > when a second shot was
jra, at home, and Mrs. Clara Caili-
of Jackson.
released from Dcaver township; J T. Smith, Mifflin
township; Hrae^t We.t, Ferr>' town
ship. Joseph An<ler>on. Jnckwn by Virginia to reward her veteran
THE CALL OF THE CROSS township: Frank Ehrman. Beaver
It in coming to you :n the matter Village. W. K. Farmer. Fiketon. and od*s of <Ji-*ributJon, the
of placing a Family Service Worker Reuben Iv Denny, Heaver township,
in Pike county. Member-ship can be Gertrude Coole/ was eommtttod to
token by the Hed Cro** Kolicitor. who the Pike County Children's Home and
will call upon you next week. Thc her sister, Marie Cooley, was corn-
Red Crov* goes wherever there it dtre mitted to the Girls' Indu-tnal School
distress. It wa* the good angel dur- at Delaware. Some time ago. they
ing the WJbrld war; it also works in were taken before Judge Will H.
times of peace. And it now give* you'Acord on a charge of habitual tiuan-
a chance to place a worker nght in cy and were released on probation,
our midst- Aid it by taking out a Failing to abide by the instructions
marriage to Mary Catherine Cochenour and their bora** wa* established
in this city. Thi* anion wa* blessed i
with five children, William Orinthes.j
Ottie, Anna May, Lenora Day and
Mary Gertrude, the first three of!
I fired. She was much closer when a
• third shot was fired and says that
' this on* cau-rht her unde about the
\ chest.
Mrs. Schuman was accompanied by
niembenditp card.
J. W. DOWNING, Chairman.
The Red Cross In and for
Pike County.
PHILIP ALBERT
Philip Albert, former resident
of the court, they -ere brought to
Waveriy last week and sentence passed. Gertrude Cooley, being too
young to send to Delaware, was committed to the Fike County Children's
Home. They are daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. William Cooley, of the
MRS. MANDANE BANGS
Mr*. Mandana Bangs, aged 80,
whom have*" preceded >« t*7tl_r in|(°™« ^d«^ *--• White lp^|b_7two"___g__c_, Oaraat a_. Ia_bel.
__,%, New York, died at the home of Mr*.I. . . _ - . r77 . .
death. , *7 I and when she saw Cartwnght reload-
Mr. Rinehort', filial devotion wa*!^-. FaJuier,53 McMillan avenue.; ^ ftij ^n {qt % {oxiTth Aoty lhe
ahown in early life by hi* Mlidtudelf01^*^*3-**^. of *_*™*«" duei begged b«m not to Art, again, fearing; indigestion
and care for hi* aged mother, who to tranced age. Sumvtng^ her are a(for ^ ^ of ^^it ^^ call4nn u>n. Uey A
wa* for many year, an in^^i^n. Homer Bongs, of Whit*. Ploina, j ^ Misilid hr .Jnd. ^ tha bottW; Mr_ Elmo Wilson, of Columbus. He
he held her ini^*-*"^. ««• E«*ra** McK"^e.!ond, ofur <_llift.- Mr. L. E. Will*, of; «•* * *" ' " " *""- "
coll for Sheriff prominent butintsa man of Beaver, telephone operator, 36, Idaho. Rev
Heaver, this county, died at his homo Wakefield neighborhood. Their
in Columbus, Tuexiay morning, at father is employed as a section fore-
1:30, his death being due to acute man on the N. it W. railroad.
He is survived by one
; son. Roy Albert, and one, daughter, MARRIAGE LICENSES
Harry O. Pennisten. 37, hotel
Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. Interment,. . ..
■ took the gun user into custody.
Throughout bi* life,
grateful remembrance for her pious
life and religious instruction and often!
stated that hb faith and belief, in the'
Holy Bibs* and In a living God ware
implanted in him at hi* mother*-
knee*. Such a son could only prove a
loving* and considerate husband and
father. H* wo* greatly devoted to
his homo and family and hi* home
life was moat
Nearly tha whole
lifa waa apant in mercantile pun-it*. I Cincinnati, died at her home there
brother of H E. Albert, * keeper, Idaho, and Edith Beekman.
oiCWc_go. Funeral service* war* ^ ^ ^ fa _ __ _
held at Evergreen^cemetery..this city,J Aaittton, who went ^ _ geene .^The funeral was held in J«k*on this, George U Pake
haW l I / M*^* JOEL MOORE Mrl Sch_^n'. horo* h, at Denver.!: the DW^^
rrhole of Mr. J_r_*__rt-_J «Va. Josfl Moore, aged reuident oflt^j, cmxity, bat aha ho* been making; Deportment of Welfare, were in this ■ housekeeper, Waveriy. Scpaire Dan- the nominal cost of $2 fo* the deed.
Starting aa a young boy a* a clerk,
the industry, ability and experience
mad* him a valuable and efficient
employee and, during hi* busy life, he j
wa* aaooclated with a number of the
leading retail establishment* of thi*
city aa a salesman and solicitor, and
established a reputation for honesty
and fair dealing. Hi* specialty .was
hardware and agricultural implements
and in his b—dncas activities he extended hi* acqaaratanra over a wide
position made hit* a welcome visitor
and companion and he wo* mod highly regarded by all who knew him.
Ho was also Interested in dvic and
at 10:30 a. m.
was also made there. Mrs. Bang*
wa* born and reared to young womanhood in Waveriy. She wa* the
daughter of Mr.
Puffer.
Hut haphazard mt. -
Jack of o e«
quate record-, the outcropping
fraudulent claim* and thr enema '
ment* of wjuatteri combined du- . ;
the cnsuir:;: l.'>*> year* to malt j '. v
faulty titles to land in this genu i
area.
Much of thi* land, which eventual.y
posted to the univencity. wax tvond
to be occupied. Tbe state low finally
provided that th»- university nhou «',
convey to anyone who had occupied
Mich land for 21 ye*ir> orr more and
improved it. all of the land so occupied upon payment of $2 for the deed.
This the university has been doing.
The state then credits th* university
endowment fund |1 an acre for al)
lands so conveyed.
Extended investigation over a long
period of years fails to disclose, however, how much land the university
stiU baa a claim to m the district.
Mr. Raymond report* frora examination ot records, st Washington, that
114,452 acres tn thi* diatrirt ore
•hown as unpatented and 23.1 &- acres
patented after March .1, 1857, mostly
Thursdiy, -ftc-noon, with interment Earl F. Silcott, 27. mechanic. Fike- without, authority
herjt__ra. ton, and Maxse Christian, 21. at home, Tbe un-wrrity stand. ready.
Goff- through Mr. Raymond, to cure faulty
Beaver, laborer, ^y^ ^ ]mnd in th^ di<trirl for v€r.
home, MJU wbo bol<J a a#c4 fwr ltf who b^jrt
lard Cartwnght suddenly fired from jB-raou of Community wonrice, ana _^_.^.. ,_.. -. «. ^__.._.. j,^,, in undisputed po^NC-cion of it for
bahind th* wagon. i Ml** Belle Greve*. superitendent of; Harry McCorty, 52. __*-_Bli'cJ[- 21 year* or more, and whf have ir_
This is done at
According to Mrs. Schuman,
unci* told ber, after th* got him to)
the house, that Floyd Cartwright had <
Piketon. Rer. A. O.
Fred Murphy, 21,
Brown,
HELD CONFERENCE HERE
e| walked out to talk with him. Mil- Ml** Blanch* Lowe, director of thc and Rachoel Brown. 19, at
Bureau pt Community Service, and ! Beaver. Rev. J. B. Woodruff
-__ ___ ..__._ , Ml** Belle Greve*. supentendent of Harry McCorty, 32, steelworker.
Mr*. Schuman'* home is at Denver,: the Division of Choritie* of the Stote Portsmouth, and Vina MeCarty, SO. OTXyt*d the nrt»r**rt*
Sunday, death being caused by infirmities. Mr*. Moore formerly resided
tn Piketon and for many years, the
and her husband lived on a farm between Piketon and Waverly. Her
basbond preceded her In death some
years ago. The remain* were *hip-jmw sharp*, Is well known
pad to Waveriy, Tuesday, and burial j Bochonaa comnronity.
held ia Evergreen cemetery,
her home with her uncle sine* last' c*ty, Monday, in consultation srith in- id i
spring! I terested dtizens concerning the estab-
Sheriff Anderson, after lodging: li*hment of an improved public health
Cartwright in jail, returned to the i progmm for this community.
{scene of the shooting with Praaeent
Lag Attorney George D. Nye, ELMER INITIATED
WiU*ott* Within a few year,, Mr. I_y_oad
: hope* to be able to record most of
MULE HAD RABIES tin unpatented• loads. Un.versify
A mule, owned by Jonn Luc**, ajtroiteeo, at aa early meeting, ore ex-
former of near Jo*per. which hadjpectod to decide upon a definite policy
wa. with regard to the residue of the**
THOMAS M. KENT
Thomas M. Kent, of near Foirview, | Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock on
area. Hie fthtmdly and c*_*rful dis-jdlad Tuasday morning, -^rnerol aex-icKarg* of *abootirgr with intent toilN CONFERENCE WTTH
ELMER INITIATED been under observation since it
Miilord Cartwright is a cripple and,; Elmer C. Farmer, prominent probi-1bitten by a mod dog several days.!_•__. title to which theoretiuuily be-
in the j bitten officer of these port*, __,(*go. devdoped rabies Saturday, and longs to the university.
Jglven the* Knight rank at last Thaus-; *•"** *b<* by George Duncan. Loco*! The land in question lie* In these
!dey*s meet&g of tbe K. of P. lodge,|-~i •»—-» Vandergriff, who had treat- counties, wholly or in port in the
Mr. Cartwright waa arraigned be-1After initiation, oyster *t*w wo*!«d the animal for a diwoa* known a*! Virgtnia Ma-tary diatrict: Adam*,
fore Mayor Charies P. Cablemart onjaervod to all preaent. ;**___per*/' are new taking the anti- Angtaixe. Brown, Champokgn. Clork,
rabic- treatment Clermont, Delaware, Fayette, Fronk-
CHIEF
lin. Crease, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Logan, Madt-soo. Marian, Pick-
vice* were held in Madison ch_rch|kllL Cartwright 'entered a plea ofj C. H. Hntchinson and KC Parmer,; WORKERS HOLD BIG RALLY
this, Thursday, morning at 10 o'dockJnot guilty and wa* bound over to the state prohibition inspectors, returned; A very successful meeting of the;away, Pike, Rosa, Scioto. Union and
RewW*, S. Pinson was is charge of (grand Jury under a bond of |£00, fur* [Friday from Columbus, where they Pike County Chapter of the Red: Warren.
the services. Mr. Kent wa* a Crrfljnished by Leo W. Lorbach and Lloyd, were called for a conference with the.Craa* Society wa* bdd at the ioealj
j state dry official-. Inspector Farm-; Methodist church. Wednesday even-;
:er stated. Friday night, that the last)ing;. Principal speakers of the er_n-[
public affairs. In politic* an ardent war veteran and waa SI years old.! p. Vallery,
Democrat, he wa* honored by election-He served four year* In the war. He
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Pearly Lyon*, of StodrdaJe, under-
to a number ef local offices, filJing-li* aarvived by one daughter, Mr*.l The condition of Mr. fitharpe w_»|twa week* hod been the quietest in(ing were..Mis* Lowe, welfare vrorkerfwejit an openttion at Mercy forspitaL
them -with honor and*credit. V [Hanaan Lewis, et Btockdale, and; reported impro\-ed and attending respect to liquor vlelatlcm since he of Portsmouth, and Mia* Robert*>n,'Portsmottth, Saiarday tor _ppe_duri-*
Heh__ been, for many years., a;with whom th* deeeased r*__ed>~iphy_icians .believe he
will recover..had been -tat'encd in thi* dutrict.[Fayette Co__y
ProUtion Ofltcer.;Uc He is reported
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independent Order of Odd Fellow*, of ftli\n) \ JLIlU TKA I
Waverly, filling all of the chair* andi
rerving a* the Noble Grand of thi*]
fraternal organisation. He erer evl*
j danced a great interest in It* welfare
and wa* most highly esteemed by his
broth****. DISPUTE OVER ROAD LEADS
He leave* to mourn hi* departure, TO GUN PLAY IN WESTERN
hi* faithful and loving companion, PART OP PIKE COUNTY
two daughter*. Mrs. Carl U. Seh.au*!
soil, of Waverly, Mr*. Don J. Dorsey,;
of Chicago, IlL, four grandchildren,!
Two
^'EDWARD SHARPFWJURED
Crooksviile, and Isaac Kinchart, of! "
Ro** county, Ohio, and a host ofj
Past W«k Take* Heavy Toll of j friend* and acquaintance* will revere .MIU*-" to 800 bushels of corn a except memorizing'the ..penins; med- Virginia as Reward to Her Revo-
Neighbor's Body day. ley and closing chorus. lutionary Soldier*
The new machine is in operation on However, with the arrival of Mr.
ithe Brunnig farm and Mr. Brunnig Sank, Sunday, work will start m '
NOW OUT ON BONDJlnvite* any interested farmer to call earnest and thc big »how will -oon PIKE COUNTY IS ON THE LIST
land see it in operation. be ready for the puhlic.
As the machine pav*e* through the The first part will last a little mrr
Millard Cartwrijrht, 33, single, l»jfield, it gathers the ears from the an hour and is sure to p:ea*e the
afternoon about 2:30, death bcing-
JOEL M. SAGER
Funeral services for Joel M. Sager.
Jheld in the county jail here on n |-talks, delivers them into a conveyor, public It will consist of the opening
charge of snooting with intent to kill iwh,fh f"me* th'm ** lhc m*chiM- and closing chorus.
His neigbor, Edward Sharp.. 56. w_.V**" t'.ey drop into the busking roll. darky end song, and
■ * ! where the husk is taken off. Contin- up-to-the-minute gag*
ix balli..!-. s.x
«*>m« snappy,
caused by paralysisand heart trouble , '«J™ ~™~ _\t^ Z'tZZZl9™' " '" * iC"0V" COml,"°n ttt h*'!uin«* «• th* ea" dro*> l* the c,eval<1' ™™ *■« * *™ ^^ -*
Mr. Zurbom had been a prominent i aged 80, a former resident of Colura-:. ^ # . , - ,, __ .._... __,_»_ .* ~t ». ;. .
figure in the business life of WaverlyUu. for 33 year,, who dieJ at hi*>n'e frora *™ »hot w"unds *nJ*"t«1!whlfh c*^c, them to the wagon. If The home-town quartrtt. w,.l try llta| ThurNlUy
for the post fifty year*, coming here late home near Waveriy, Saturday,i» -I- '•«• UI^W 0,,cr •"* u** 0I n Pr,vai«ja* the ^hoe* run on the ground, and antart t» f-ni »:
he wo. 15 year* old and came to th is. ™™*™>__J £ r morf Hhfn ^ jt
city four years later to work for Val-|body was taken lo Columbus. Tuesday lrvc 2V* m,,e, nortbeast of Buchanan,lor c,..r ,efx ir the fteId ta very small Than Frank B
entine and Lorbach. In 1830 hc^orning. u,.lCr, u .J^ut seven mile, northeast,The /armcr>, who have watched the for fifteen minutes with a Crayon
went mbusme.* for Wmsalf loth. Mr. Soger wa, a reUred farmer ami of Waveriy. I picker in operation, concede that it Talk and tHercl! be more than
building which hi, jewelry store now (»t one time, operated a dairy at' The weapon used was _ twelvej dot, nol x_vtl wy more „,* on lhc p,cturejt lq thi„
occupit* on Second **«»•- ICllntonvU.e. He wa, a member of g.uge repeating shotgun and two)flekJ{han the average hand huAer. The afterpiece beautiful will and
Funeral »ervic«* wera held from L.cjthe Moaonic lodge in Madison county loads of shot lodged in SharpesjMr vallery is thoroughly sold on the the show
UW home Tu«-day a^moon at 2 and • charter member of Neocacia chest, face and head. It is thought !wJ> 1900 deed, to Und ,n thc Virginu,
According to a version of the^^ _ flmliJ1|, shat Uu. de_u, of on No%embcr 23rd< h:;vc ,^n drawn MiliUry dt.tncL Tl-c.e lands, to
trouble given by Mr,. P:me S'1' acia*.
Irt 1671, Congre** reded the remainder of the Vtr>*in:a Military
di'trvt. lOnaisting of un*old, an*u:-
Tittc to Ohio land worth perhaps
millioni ot dollars and belonging to
hurulifd of Indjvkiuaaa, ha* been
,-curerar*. by the Ohio
State umv.fr.wty, it wa* announced
The land baa in the
23 countiea in what once was the Vir-
gtma Military du'. .ci, ba-twrrn the
.Sc»oto and Little .M-»mi river-.
The university, tbro»-gh Froak M.
liaymono, Columbu^ attorney and Its
Logan will entertnin UnrJ fttfrnt wU] coninuu {^ mork Qf
untangUn_. as la* us po-sibie. the
legal «naris involving certain land
title*.ia thi* _r«4, for trie benefit vf
thr prt'sent owner.-.. The Uiliicuil.es
date back a> t.r a-. tl'JM.
In his fir»t annual report, just mode
to the board of trustee-. Mr. Raymond shows that tht university ul-
. ready hat executed approximately
liHni dtedt to U
continued at hia work until last;(laughter!1 and four Mns BUrTive him
Thursday* wbea he was forced to his. The taM„.n are. Mrs. Corbin, Mrs.
-**1 >G. C. Haverfleld, Mm. Linda Price,
The d*c_a**d U anrvired
nieco of Sharpc, who lives with her.
had trouble over
will i_*TY«* on
_.-..__ „ . by h*";Mr_, Charies M***on and Auburn, uncle, the men had trouble over a!!*'! #. .. ...
widow, Kr_. Margaret Zurborn, on«UJohn _ntJ Q e_^ of Columbus, ro^wy which lead, down past the fijldm^fftme atu' lh* «"^' h*li «•/»*«. « «*>— **>>»
Sharpe bam to the main roadTcart*i T"'^ r*.,"^, f,°'" "»c ^ the grarvi jury: R. L. Ixeper. Miff-
mad. in Union,'"*■« ««• •" « »dioining farm andh?T t°' th? '7\f°' lhC ""T? '" t°W'U;h;'J: J " *C^ ^,r,3>. Pee Pee town
onnati One ion, I__» Zurborn, pre-i '*" j^,, According to Mra. Sh *;-—ted that nothing was found t» in- ^hip; Fred A. Barker, I'iketon;
aeded him In death in 1916. ,her uncle had a*ked Cariwright aot^„ ^/^ " ennn*^'* "^ G«>*^ G"Kg. Wa«rty; George N
, «_ -.*__-a i» _-r./MJ ** th*.man's death Holb-< Learned and Loehbacm. Sr.. Sea lown.«hip- Nod
Mr*. George Rapp. aged S_ y**aiafj^^_^J^ _*_?___^« oot M"-fG. W. Baxter, who have been held Crabtree, Tamp Creek townanip; Ea*
since last Sunday, were exonerated ra Jones, Waverly; Henrj Spenctr,
eaugttar Mr*. John Lea. of thi, city;! Uwij ^ ^^ ^ q{ Waver,
vne brother, Louis Zurbom, and one) .
« soster, Ml** Amelia ~Zurborn, of Cin. j
". _. . . , 1_.^ w„_j: jcometcry.
WILLIAM E. RINEHART
...... _ T., l .. .. who wa* operated on for abscess of
Wilham Eno* Rinehort, the son of , ^ ... _.„.. .
. „ .. . ..• t -^ 'the liver in Grant hospital, Columbus,
corn due to the wet weather.
Early Th_r_day afternoon. Mrs. f_m ft|, b,amc
Samuei and Myra (Kerns) Kinehart, . *""* " "*" FT, *J"T' ." "*'Schuman said, her uncle took hi* gun " !»_»_
^_^" _ ^ - «w.in_._- ;- y^^; j about «ix weekk ago, died at ber home i__ j ^._.j _... ,_._ .v_ „.u __5 .custody.
veyed and unpatented land* month* Let--.,
thi*- laml was c e
Chillicothe, in Hoss
near Beaver, Tuesday evening of last
and started out Into the field, saying
wa* born neai
county, Ohio on ^ ,!*i^&7*t»_7^"'rW Iir*]^,?r,ofa« h"B!to«; She says he
and died following a bnefjllne**. atK^ ^^ y^^t l^d been out only a short time when
Waverly.Ohm on November 7, iy_o.church ^ ^ mfUlhl0OB »-«^ **^ W» -•»»»-« to her. Mrs.
in hi* sixty-fifth year. I _t one o'clock. Burial wa* made at! S*--"**~« «/» **• heard her unde any
When fifteen year* of age. he rev.^ ^^ Rey A jnh.y are out in the fidd and I want
moved with his paraau to Waverly; neftycr Mei]^:you to-^me out to be a witness to
|_\d' W,th ^ «5e«?lJn °f b"ef ^ dist. church, delivered the funeral' ^ ^ »* ,
«^«l«W*^*^^Wh»^|itnB0^ One child preceded her in Jhe ^^ J> ^^ on » r*!5C
nage, in the state of Colorado and, m ^r ^ about 80 yards from the Sharp.*
,- „. ,. . « . „ death. She is survived by her bus- , _ . „ .
recent 5-car, at QalUpohs and Co.hoc- Jacob;homJ By th« tim« ^ ?^_*"
ton. Ohio, thi* city and vidmty con- S_T_r7Bd Rapp, of Colum-i!0*1'*4 «J* oote,due' ,CM ^ ^b**"
tinued the tccno of hi* activities until. " ,,,_.,_ „ ., xr-r.v.i _. ^ •**•«*• -*>»• ***» **« *»y of «be land, she
. . . .. |DU*; reter itapp, of waalungton C.. ,.
hi, death. u.jtLo .u * m could i >t see her uncle, so ran to thc
•-. . i r.w .„an v u_*_v. «-» -*•*» John Rapp, at home, and five.-. ' ,
On July 5th, 1882, be wa* umte when a second shot was
jra, at home, and Mrs. Clara Caili-
of Jackson.
released from Dcaver township; J T. Smith, Mifflin
township; Hrae^t We.t, Ferr>' town
ship. Joseph Anon. Jnckwn by Virginia to reward her veteran
THE CALL OF THE CROSS township: Frank Ehrman. Beaver
It in coming to you :n the matter Village. W. K. Farmer. Fiketon. and od*s of « t*7tl_r in|(°™« ^d«^ *--• White lp^|b_7two"___g__c_, Oaraat a_. Ia_bel.
__,%, New York, died at the home of Mr*.I. . . _ - . r77 . .
death. , *7 I and when she saw Cartwnght reload-
Mr. Rinehort', filial devotion wa*!^-. FaJuier,53 McMillan avenue.; ^ ftij ^n {qt % {oxiTth Aoty lhe
ahown in early life by hi* Mlidtudelf01^*^*3-**^. of *_*™*«" duei begged b«m not to Art, again, fearing; indigestion
and care for hi* aged mother, who to tranced age. Sumvtng^ her are a(for ^ ^ of ^^it ^^ call4nn u>n. Uey A
wa* for many year, an in^^i^n. Homer Bongs, of Whit*. Ploina, j ^ Misilid hr .Jnd. ^ tha bottW; Mr_ Elmo Wilson, of Columbus. He
he held her ini^*-*"^. ««• E«*ra** McK"^e.!ond, ofur *> year* to malt j '. v
faulty titles to land in this genu i
area.
Much of thi* land, which eventual.y
posted to the univencity. wax tvond
to be occupied. Tbe state low finally
provided that th»- university nhou «',
convey to anyone who had occupied
Mich land for 21 ye*ir> orr more and
improved it. all of the land so occupied upon payment of $2 for the deed.
This the university has been doing.
The state then credits th* university
endowment fund |1 an acre for al)
lands so conveyed.
Extended investigation over a long
period of years fails to disclose, however, how much land the university
stiU baa a claim to m the district.
Mr. Raymond report* frora examination ot records, st Washington, that
114,452 acres tn thi* diatrirt ore
•hown as unpatented and 23.1 &- acres
patented after March .1, 1857, mostly
Thursdiy, -ftc-noon, with interment Earl F. Silcott, 27. mechanic. Fike- without, authority
herjt__ra. ton, and Maxse Christian, 21. at home, Tbe un-wrrity stand. ready.
Goff- through Mr. Raymond, to cure faulty
Beaver, laborer, ^y^ ^ ]mnd in th^ din,'Portsmottth, Saiarday tor _ppe_duri-*
Heh__ been, for many years., a;with whom th* deeeased r*__ed>~iphy_icians .believe he
will recover..had been -tat'encd in thi* dutrict.[Fayette Co__y
ProUtion Ofltcer.;Uc He is reported
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